The PNC Financial Services Group (PNC) Competitors

The PNC Financial Services Group (NYSE:PNC) and Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings and profitability.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, PNC or FITB?

The PNC Financial Services Group has higher revenue and earnings than Fifth Third Bancorp. The PNC Financial Services Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fifth Third Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
The PNC Financial Services Group	$22.10B	3.52	$5.89B	$14.62	13.44
Fifth Third Bancorp	$13.28B	2.16	$2.31B	$3.15	13.66

Which has more risk & volatility, PNC or FITB?

The PNC Financial Services Group has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fifth Third Bancorp has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PNC or FITB more profitable?

The PNC Financial Services Group has a net margin of 18.33% compared to Fifth Third Bancorp's net margin of 17.97%. Fifth Third Bancorp's return on equity of 13.31% beat The PNC Financial Services Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The PNC Financial Services Group	18.33%	11.07%	1.11%
Fifth Third Bancorp	17.97%	13.31%	1.15%

Do analysts prefer PNC or FITB?

The PNC Financial Services Group presently has a consensus price target of $212.76, suggesting a potential upside of 8.26%. Fifth Third Bancorp has a consensus price target of $47.53, suggesting a potential upside of 10.46%. Given Fifth Third Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Fifth Third Bancorp is more favorable than The PNC Financial Services Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
The PNC Financial Services Group	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58
Fifth Third Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.84

Is PNC or FITB a better dividend stock?

The PNC Financial Services Group pays an annual dividend of $6.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Fifth Third Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. The PNC Financial Services Group pays out 46.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fifth Third Bancorp pays out 47.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. The PNC Financial Services Group has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years and Fifth Third Bancorp has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. The PNC Financial Services Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media favor PNC or FITB?

In the previous week, The PNC Financial Services Group had 29 more articles in the media than Fifth Third Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 51 mentions for The PNC Financial Services Group and 22 mentions for Fifth Third Bancorp. The PNC Financial Services Group's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Fifth Third Bancorp's score of 1.04 indicating that The PNC Financial Services Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
The PNC Financial Services Group	34 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Fifth Third Bancorp	14 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PNC or FITB?

83.5% of The PNC Financial Services Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.8% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of The PNC Financial Services Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

The PNC Financial Services Group beats Fifth Third Bancorp on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.